STAFF NURSE
Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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- Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
- Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
- Is wholly accountable for his / her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his / her knowledge and professional competence.
- Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
- To be responsible, for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment.
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
- Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
- Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
- Participate in case conferences in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care.
- Ensure staff take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood).
- A key member of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as caring for the terminally ill patients and the event of death.
- Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure need are met.
- To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
- Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
- Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review.